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Digital Twins are far from being a new concept, but the existence of a solution that allows an application created for one “digital twin” to subsequently be used with other, different “digital twins” - without the need to rebuild from scratch - was one of the presentations that stood out during INESC TEC’s participation in OGC Connect Helsinki, the 135th technical meeting of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), held in Helsinki, Finland.
14th August 2026
Decarbonising industry requires long-term strategies. INESC TEC helps shape the way forward Did you know that, in many subsectors of manufacturing, more than 90% of companies are micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and that they can account for up to 70% of the sector’s total energy consumption? Despite progress in energy efficiency and the adoption of renewable energy, decarbonising industry remains one of the biggest challenges in meeting Europe’s target of carbon neutrality by 2050. This was the alert issued by Zenaida Mourão, a researcher at INESC TEC, during the third session of the Conversas com Norte series, organised by the Portuguese Business Association (AEP).
10th August 2026
A solution that makes material inspection faster, more efficient and less invasive, with potential applications in areas like recycling, mining, cultural heritage and industrial quality control, has been recognised with the Best Oral Presentation Award at the first edition of IBEROLIBS. But the achievements of INESC TEC’s Photonics team did not stop there; at this international scientific congress, the team also received the Best Poster Award for presenting a new method to create interactive digital representations of cultural heritage objects with information on their elemental composition.
05th August 2026
Generous, thoughtful, discreet, serene, joyful - these are just some of the words used to describe Maria Antónia Carravilla. Tributes have poured in, not only in person but also online, where heartfelt messages have celebrated the life of an extraordinary woman.
05th August 2026
The first Monsaraz Mars Analog Mission, held in 2025, featured INESC TEC as the scientific leader. Following the success of that inaugural edition, Monsaraz and the Observatório Lago-Alqueva have been selected as the venue and host for AMADEE-27, an analog Mars mission organised by the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF), with the support of INESC TEC and NUCLIO. Applications are now open until 6 September for researchers in fields including robotics, astrobiology and geosciences, life sciences, and human factors.
05th August 2026
At the latest edition of the OCEANS conference, held in China, INESC TEC had the opportunity to highlight the scope and diversity of the Institute’s work in developing robotic solutions for ocean environments. The agenda also included a keynote lecture at a university and participation in an autonomous underwater vehicle competition.
05th August 2026
Fernando Cassola and Ricardo Bessa, researchers at INESC TEC, have been publicly and officially recognised by the European Commission as experts who contributed to two strategic studies.
04th August 2026
What if Artificial Intelligence (AI) could learn more from less? That is the challenge behind LEIA, a project involving INESC TEC and the National Institutes of Applied Research (NIAR), Taiwan. The project aims to develop new AI techniques to support the diagnosis of lung diseases and the monitoring of environmental ecosystems, while reducing the need for large quantities of expert-annotated data.
03rd August 2026
An INESC TEC researcher presented the Institute’s work on ransomware analysis and protection to the cybersecurity community during the 12th meeting of OWASP Porto, the regional chapter of the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) – an international organisation dedicated to improving application security through knowledge sharing, training and the development of best practices.
31st July 2026
Programming, Artificial Intelligence, bioinformatics, the Internet of Things (IoT), supercomputing and quantum computing were among the topics explored by 25 high school students who took part in Computação sem Fronteiras, an action held as part of the University of Minho’s Verão no Campus programme. Organised by INESC TEC’s hub at the University of Minho, the initiative introduced participants to different areas of computing through workshops, practical challenges and hands-on activities.
31st July 2026
The growing impact of climate change on the wine sector – a strategic industry for both regional development and the Portuguese economy – has made it essential to rethink current production models in response to emerging challenges.
31st July 2026
What happens when more than 70% of people in urban areas in Portugal live in apartment buildings that were built long before e-mobility became a reality, while incentives encourage the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) and the country records an EV market share above the European average?
31st July 2026